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TANF: Total Number of Families
Fiscal and Calendar Year 2008
As of 11/18/09
State Oct-07 Nov-07 Dec-07 Jan-08 Feb-08 Mar-08 Apr-08 May-08 Jun-08 Jul-08 Aug-08 Sep-08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Dec-08 Average
FY 2008		 Average
CY 2008
U.S. Totals 1,660,275 1,647,248 1,643,102 1,639,886 1,626,930 1,622,245 1,617,417 1,616,750 1,610,092 1,607,600 1,620,140 1,627,121 1,653,575 1,662,659 1,691,718 1,628,234 1,633,011
Alabama 18,539 18,478 18,584 18,120 17,528 17,479 17,272 17,192 17,121 17,278 17,488 17,756 17,968 17,991 18,476 17,736 17,639
Alaska 3,052 3,020 2,989 3,039 3,127 3,203 3,218 3,211 3,073 2,939 2,940 2,890 2,804 2,778 2,821 3,058 3,004
Arizona 37,690 37,339 37,122 36,713 36,176 35,830 35,836 35,284 34,910 35,517 36,107 36,467 37,111 37,334 38,171 36,249 36,288
Arkansas 9,032 8,845 8,741 8,738 8,611 8,415 8,466 8,300 8,217 8,239 8,226 8,330 8,574 8,388 8,664 8,513 8,431
California 473,939 475,481 477,465 480,455 483,317 486,214 489,125 490,604 491,562 491,953 494,960 497,719 502,258 505,930 515,698 486,066 494,150
Colorado 9,410 9,354 9,094 9,163 9,128 9,087 8,856 8,533 8,484 8,216 8,197 8,270 8,559 8,544 8,507 8,816 8,629
Connecticut 19,542 19,412 19,424 19,394 19,165 19,153 19,012 18,998 18,759 18,729 18,839 18,663 16,659 16,683 16,570 19,091 18,385
Delaware 4,027 3,990 3,997 3,938 3,952 4,006 4,063 4,053 4,004 4,007 4,095 4,148 4,420 4,437 4,482 4,023 4,134
Dist. of Col. 5,600 5,467 5,237 5,355 5,302 5,385 5,646 5,177 5,293 5,423 5,273 5,346 5,354 5,480 5,726 5,375 5,397
Florida 46,980 47,481 48,608 49,109 48,648 48,114 47,919 48,265 49,112 49,257 49,923 51,012 51,445 52,768 54,064 48,702 49,970
Georgia 23,519 23,525 22,719 22,538 22,336 21,977 21,768 21,678 21,345 21,231 21,189 21,378 21,478 21,494 21,743 22,100 21,680
Guam -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    993 1,007 1,027 -    252
Hawaii 5,699 5,698 5,755 5,744 5,709 5,564 5,448 5,427 5,437 5,399 5,425 5,425 5,852 5,802 5,857 5,561 5,591
Idaho 1,500 1,504 1,527 1,507 1,503 1,490 1,472 1,495 1,479 1,464 1,465 1,496 1,511 1,532 1,600 1,492 1,501
Illinois 20,994 20,695 20,562 20,306 19,968 19,620 19,521 19,489 19,480 19,259 19,222 19,034 18,915 19,121 19,572 19,846 19,459
Indiana 35,867 33,362 31,103 29,913 30,439 30,844 30,260 29,869 29,908 30,582 31,190 31,548 40,964 40,433 40,952 31,240 33,075
Iowa 16,760 16,573 16,475 16,243 16,076 15,881 15,615 15,582 15,285 15,241 15,526 15,510 15,469 15,430 15,455 15,897 15,609
Kansas 13,496 13,062 12,853 12,784 12,597 12,328 12,065 11,942 11,946 12,040 12,380 12,458 12,346 12,082 12,193 12,496 12,263
Kentucky 29,697 29,562 29,323 29,568 29,185 29,141 29,247 28,992 28,597 28,582 28,828 29,006 29,484 29,286 29,917 29,144 29,153
Louisiana 11,181 11,113 11,106 10,930 10,590 10,306 10,223 10,087 9,969 10,035 10,013 10,017 10,364 10,405 10,502 10,464 10,287
Maine 10,186 10,050 10,182 10,209 10,515 10,442 10,485 10,159 10,068 10,228 10,175 10,234 10,227 10,400 10,386 10,244 10,294
Maryland 19,595 19,641 19,901 19,309 18,782 18,634 18,808 19,131 18,899 19,521 20,133 20,095 21,500 21,551 22,596 19,371 19,913
Massachusetts 46,434 45,979 45,970 45,619 45,071 45,389 45,227 45,447 45,317 45,419 45,936 46,382 46,674 46,677 46,888 45,683 45,837
Michigan 70,962 70,060 69,327 68,017 68,191 66,837 66,153 65,641 64,123 63,513 63,457 62,371 62,009 62,378 64,169 66,554 64,738
Minnesota 26,393 26,707 26,387 26,401 21,572 21,564 21,497 21,618 21,510 21,003 21,018 21,015 20,663 20,960 20,875 23,057 21,641
Mississippi 11,771 11,781 11,631 11,210 11,066 10,809 10,913 11,138 11,130 11,181 11,315 11,270 11,458 11,546 11,501 11,268 11,211
Missouri 38,075 37,626 37,387 37,116 36,252 35,853 35,742 34,849 34,444 34,488 34,584 34,636 34,763 34,560 35,179 35,921 35,206
Montana 3,158 3,127 3,192 3,315 3,176 3,207 3,200 3,100 2,961 2,918 2,975 3,136 3,281 3,365 3,440 3,122 3,173
Nebraska 6,272 6,467 6,573 6,790 6,990 6,846 6,851 6,853 6,665 6,767 6,752 6,753 7,422 7,448 7,346 6,715 6,957
Nevada 7,518 7,365 7,409 7,221 7,192 7,165 7,112 7,196 7,169 7,071 6,963 6,936 7,334 7,574 7,853 7,193 7,232
New Hampshire 4,631 4,522 4,471 4,452 4,761 4,731 4,410 4,310 4,246 4,172 4,197 4,298 4,675 4,761 5,499 4,433 4,543
New Jersey 34,266 34,160 34,175 33,983 33,494 33,184 33,108 33,074 33,006 33,032 33,407 32,722 32,609 32,835 33,203 33,468 33,138
New Mexico 12,436 12,040 12,195 12,739 12,510 12,600 13,035 13,216 13,425 13,406 14,123 14,069 14,459 14,603 15,123 12,983 13,609
New York 119,748 118,742 118,006 118,083 117,961 117,356 116,773 117,147 116,081 115,265 115,515 113,732 114,700 114,405 115,554 117,034 116,048
North Carolina 24,792 24,689 24,544 24,418 23,886 23,673 23,862 23,924 23,722 23,767 23,921 24,294 24,848 24,930 25,353 24,124 24,217
North Dakota 2,122 2,099 2,072 2,006 2,025 2,006 2,025 1,987 1,993 1,931 1,972 2,033 2,205 2,286 2,291 2,023 2,063
Ohio 80,269 80,481 80,629 80,743 80,319 80,250 80,974 80,803 80,411 81,156 81,383 82,128 83,419 83,591 86,271 80,796 81,787
Oklahoma 9,126 9,052 8,951 8,809 8,595 8,360 8,351 8,227 8,166 8,101 8,243 8,367 8,600 8,585 8,639 8,529 8,420
Oregon 17,888 17,960 18,192 18,484 18,413 18,472 18,667 18,795 18,798 18,993 19,006 19,151 19,255 19,485 19,971 18,568 18,958
Pennsylvania 59,411 55,519 55,389 56,567 55,456 53,907 50,024 50,135 48,437 46,720 46,765 46,895 46,736 46,752 46,663 52,102 49,588
Puerto Rico 12,531 12,366 12,356 12,099 12,305 12,283 11,470 11,604 11,797 11,747 11,686 11,488 11,865 12,291 12,240 11,978 11,906
Rhode Island 8,332 8,306 8,178 8,196 8,096 8,025 8,020 8,041 8,012 7,932 7,996 7,914 7,948 7,947 7,976 8,087 8,009
South Carolina 14,875 14,769 14,428 14,592 14,389 14,519 14,718 14,738 14,982 15,314 15,755 16,119 16,758 16,752 16,889 14,933 15,460
South Dakota 2,861 2,917 2,904 2,848 2,780 2,792 2,854 2,869 2,799 2,819 2,845 2,887 2,986 2,954 3,004 2,848 2,870
Tennessee 57,892 56,216 54,704 52,609 51,807 51,867 51,829 51,990 52,046 52,054 52,812 54,492 55,541 56,640 57,632 53,360 53,443
Texas 59,349 57,595 57,002 55,947 53,750 52,582 51,081 51,335 51,211 50,203 51,327 51,045 50,777 50,805 50,447 53,536 51,709
Utah 4,701 4,647 4,796 4,642 4,532 4,670 4,710 4,768 4,654 4,674 4,946 5,091 5,160 5,388 5,565 4,736 4,900
Vermont 3,941 3,946 4,242 3,849 3,804 3,769 3,772 3,868 3,761 2,586 2,660 2,775 2,803 2,797 2,924 3,581 3,281
Virgin Islands 398 409 399 411 409 404 405 402 409 419 412 434 437 441 441 409 419
Virginia 29,143 29,121 28,576 28,573 28,353 28,302 28,431 28,568 28,585 28,771 29,143 29,687 30,523 30,722 31,039 28,771 29,225
Washington 47,941 48,331 49,652 50,642 50,888 51,355 51,493 51,302 50,913 50,684 51,189 51,665 52,270 53,105 55,531 50,505 51,753
West Virginia 8,665 8,666 8,725 8,632 8,486 8,569 8,566 8,604 8,694 8,813 8,819 8,928 9,278 9,268 9,301 8,681 8,830
Wisconsin 17,793 17,664 17,608 17,516 17,474 17,512 17,523 17,478 17,432 17,295 17,174 17,346 17,585 17,655 17,651 17,485 17,470
Wyoming 276 267 265 282 273 274 296 255 245 246 250 260 279 277 281 266 268
As of 11/18/09

Last Updated on 11/22/2009
By ACF

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